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You can learn a lot about writing through direct observation from life, like artists do when they work on a still life or a landscape, and that's what this book is all about. It's made up of practical activities covering writing techniques like rhythm, sense of place, word pictures, character, and dialogue. Each section includes short exercises, storytelling tips, research and information gathering activities, as well as suggestions for designing your own set of powerful, tailor-made writing prompts. This book will help you to let go of judgement and self-criticism and get some words written.…mehr

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You can learn a lot about writing through direct observation from life, like artists do when they work on a still life or a landscape, and that's what this book is all about. It's made up of practical activities covering writing techniques like rhythm, sense of place, word pictures, character, and dialogue. Each section includes short exercises, storytelling tips, research and information gathering activities, as well as suggestions for designing your own set of powerful, tailor-made writing prompts. This book will help you to let go of judgement and self-criticism and get some words written. You'll learn to conquer your fear of the blank page, collect source material for your writing projects, and come up with new ideas time and time again. "Louise is one of the most inspirational lecturers I have ever worked with" - former student.
Autorenporträt
After doing a Creative Writing MA at The University of East Anglia in the noughties, Lou Tondeur published The Water's Edge and The Haven Home for Delinquent Girls with Headline Review, did a PhD, travelled around the world, started a family, and became a Creative Writing lecturer. Since then she has supported countless numbers of writers through mentoring and editorial feedback. Unusual Places, her first short story collection, came out in 2018 and she is currently working on her next novel. Lou lives near Brighton on the sunny south coast of England, teaches for the Open University, and blogs at:¿www.louisetondeur.co.uk